The attempt by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to secure his release through the Supreme Court was unsuccessful. On Friday, the Supreme Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice Emmanuel Agim but written by Justice Garba Lawal, overturned the decision of the Court of Appeal from October of the previous year. The Court of Appeal had ordered Kanu’s release and dismissed the terrorism charges against him. Justice Lawal, speaking on behalf of the Supreme Court, nullified the Court of Appeal’s judgment, stating that despite…
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